Chrysophyta — synonyms, definition

1. Chrysophyta (Noun)

division Chrysophyta

Chrysophyta (Noun) — Mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta.

division Bacillariophyceae Chrysophyceae Diatomophyceae Heterokontae Heterotrichales Xanthophyceae class Bacillariophyceae class Chrysophyceae class Diatomophyceae class Heterokontae class Xanthophyceae golden algae order Heterotrichales yellow-green algae Protoctista kingdom Protoctista